Mehari Fisseha
International Diplomacy/law Lawyer
I am a tenure track researcher (Ph.D) in Social Sciences. With an impetus background in International Human Rights Law and International Relations, I am an expert in Migration, Refugee protection, Humanitarian intervention, Diplomacy, Peace and Conflict. I am a graduate of LLB (Law and European Studies) from the University of Limerick – Ireland, (MA) Governance and Political Transformation from the University of Free State – South Africa, (MA) Criminal Justice, Governance and Police Science from Faculty of Law of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) in Germany and Ghent University, (MSc) Sociology of Law from Lund University – Sweden, (MA) Peacebuilding from Coventry University (UK), (MA) International Development Practice from Mary Immaculate College / University of Limerick – Ireland, (MComm) Government and Public Policy from University College Cork – Ireland, (MA) Religion in Peace and Conflict from Uppsala University – Sweden, Professional Masters European Studies (Project Consultant and CommunityAdvisor) UCL and CCITABEL.
(Ph.D)Social Policy and Social Work from Masaryk University – Czech Republic, (Ph.D) Migration Studies from University of Granada – Spain. Moreover, I have attended courses and conferences in Germany, Sweden, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Ireland, Moldova, Poland, Italy, Czech Republic and Spain.
I also hold specialized professional certificates in various areas of Migration, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Governance, Humanitarian Law and Human Trafficking including: Refugee Protection and Human rights of indigenous people organized by National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Protection of civilians in peace operations jointly organized by the United Nations Institute for training and research and the German Federal Foreign Office, International Humanitarian Law and Policy [online] Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA: Programme on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, Civil Monitors – observers and field staff organized by Folke Bernadotte Academy, Social Justice – Human Rights and Racial discrimination organized by Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies-University of Malta and the Swiss Government, Refugee Protection – Legal Challenges on Migration and Refugees organized by Faculty of Law-Catholic University of Portugal, State Development: State Reform-Public Administration and Regional Development Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Refugee Status Determination jointly organized by the UNHCR and International Institute of Humanitarian Law Sanremo, Postgraduate Research Methodology: “Connected Communities: Active Democratic Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe” jointly organized by University of Glasgow and Center for European Studies Jagiellonian University. I have studied in many countries, among these are: Ireland, South Africa, Germany, Sweden, Spain and United Kingdom. I also took part in exchange program with Stockholm University in Political Science department. While I was studying at the University of Limerick, I worked with a local NGO helping Asylum Seekers and Refugees in giving free legal services and information on the same. I also volunteered for Benjamin N.Cardozo School of Law – New York. I did research on Africa in particular in areas of peace and conflict with the emphasis on South Sudan conflict, Darfur and the Ethio-Eritrean Conflict.
I was also affiliated and former contributor to the research group ‘Governing and Policing Security’ (GaPS) within the Department Business and Public Administration at Ghent University. Since January 2014 I was visiting lecturer at the Ruhr University in Bochum within the framework of the International Master Criminal Justice, Governance and Police Science. I am a member of the Executive Board of Global Network for Socio Economic Research Development and International Conference of Socio-Economic Researchers (ICSR).
Awarded by H.E Mary Robinson “ Mehari Fisseha, best candidate for the European Diplomacy Workshops: EU Foreign Policy” organized by PZU, European Academy of Diplomacy, Konard Adenauer Stiftung and Kasmir Pulaski Foundation – 2017.
Erasmus Scholarship (Department of Political Science, Stockholm University) 2008
Allan& Nesta Ferguson Trust Scholarships (Center for Peace and Reconciliation Studies, Coventry University) 2013
EUSOC- The European Graduate School in Social Sciences, Masaryk University (2014)
CEU San Pablo University Madrid – summer school scholarship recipient (2016) Recipient of MO Ibrahim Residential School on Governance and Development in Africa:(2016) Selected as a Republic of Ireland representative for an international study delegation to Turkey in 2015, awarded by the Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Swiss – Romanian Government Summer School fellowship recipient on Advocacy and Migration Policy: 2017 Special award recipient of Swedish Institute Alexandria and University of Twente on Water Diplomacy Training for Young Professionals, Alexandria – Egypt 2017 Special fellowship recipient on Humanitarian Assistance in the context of Forced Migration and Displacement: Organized by University of Tuebingen & Max Planck Institute for the study of Ethnic Diversity – 2016
